Natural Resource Conflict Management Case Studies: An Analysis of Power, Participation and Protected Areas
Publisher: FAO
Author(s): A. Peter Castro and Erik Nielse
Date: 2003
Topics: Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Land, Renewable Resources
Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Philippines, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Natural resource management is in many ways a form of conflict management. Traditions, customs, rules, laws and policies dealing with issues of access to, and use and management of, natural resources all aim to bring order and predictability to situations where competition and conflicting interests – even in the smallest communities – are present. Such institutions and practices can be termed “proactive” responses seeking to manage the potential for tension and conflict. Although resource management and conflict management are closely linked, only recently have policy-makers, State resource managers, practitioners, academics and others attempted to address the connection.